Government Budgets
New Zealand's 1st 'well-being budget' targets mental health
May 30, 2019
New Zealand's government says it will spend billions of dollars more on mental health services and combatting child poverty as part of a new approach to its finances
Challenge to Indonesia vote makes big claims, weak on proof
May 29, 2019
The court challenge to Indonesia's presidential election from the losing candidate claims the police, intelligence agency and other state institutions were biased in favor of the incumbent, but its evidence for fraud is mainly printouts of news articles
Olympic officials reassure sports federations about cuts
May 23, 2019
An Olympic official has made a guarantee that should please the heads of world sports federations that are concerned that Tokyo Games organizers might be cutting things they see as "decoration" but federations view as "essential"
Research on children's health risks in doubt over EPA funds
May 22, 2019
Children's health researchers say long-running studies credited with pivotal discoveries about the harm posed by pesticides and other pollution are in jeopardy or shutting because the Environmental Protection Agency will not commit to continued funding
Congressional leaders make progress on debt, spending talks
May 21, 2019
Top leaders of both parties in Congress are making better-than-expected progress on two must-do items on the legislative agenda: averting automatic budget cuts and meeting a deadline later this year to increase the government's borrowing limit
'Medicare for All's' rich benefits 'leapfrog' other nations
May 21, 2019
Generous benefits. No copays. 'Medicare for All's' rich benefits would exceed what other countries provide
Millennial Money: If 'budget' bums you out, try renaming it
May 21, 2019
Budgets feel rigid and restrictive for many people, but taking control of your money can be freeing if you treat it more like a plan than a punishment
Trump faces backlash over plan to dip into Pell reserves
May 14, 2019
Education advocates say a Trump administration to use federal Pell Grant money to fund space exploration would jeopardize aid for future college students, could trigger a budgeting crisis within just a few years
Thousands protest in Rio against education budget cuts
May 11, 2019
Thousands of people are gathering in Rio de Janeiro to protest against stiff budget cuts in Brazil's public education sector
Australian opposition party vows big surpluses if elected
May 10, 2019
Australia's opposition party has promised to deliver bigger budget surpluses if it wins elections next week, while the ruling coalition warned the policies would harm the economy
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